Video posted online Monday night shows the crowd tying ropes to the old Durham County courthouse monument, which was dedicated to the city in 1924, and pulling it down moments later.

“It needs to be removed,” Loan Tran, one of the group’s organizers, told WNCN.

“When I see a Confederate statue in downtown Durham, or really anywhere, it fills me with a lot of rage and frustration,” she said.

The statue, which is on county property, reportedly was taken down around 7:10 p.m. Monday.

It is supposed to represent a Southern soldier who fought in the Civil War.

“Due to a North Carolina state law passed a few years ago, Durham County is prohibited from removing or making substantive alteration to historical monuments and memorials,” explained Durham County spokeswoman Dawn Dudley, in reference to why the monument has remained for so many years.

“I share this to say that there is a statute in place making the efforts you mention below difficult to move forward,” she added. “I would assume that the only thing possible are steps to reverse the law.”

The protesters who brought down the statue Monday told WNCN that their purpose was to “smash white supremacy.”

The group was spotted kicking the monument and spitting on it soon after — with some also posing alongside it for pictures.

“People can be mobilized and people are angry,” said Takiyah Thompson, one of the demonstrators. “And when enough people are angry, we don’t have to look to politicians to sit around in air conditions and do nothing when we can do things ourselves.”

It was unclear as of 8:30 p.m. if any of the protesters were arrested or charged for the stunt.

The Durham County Sheriff’s Office was said to be handling the incident.